The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-25
Considerable Alarm and Conster-
nation Prevail There.
II is Stated Now that Three Pas
songers Lost Their Lives.
The Destroyed Steamer Got Over
1000 Bales at Helena.
Fun and Accurate List OF Consignors
and Consignoes OF Cotton, with
tho Amount OF Cotton
and Insurance.
Special Dispatch to the Appeal.

0l''hl 'lHphNh 10 lhN Appeal
HELENA, Ark, Nov. 2i.--Thcn was
considerable alarm and conslcrnution prey
alcnt this morning when the report be-
came public on the streets that the great
iron hull cotton steamer Chas T.. Chou
tcau had burned 10 the waters edge last
night, near Smilowcranding, ON the Mis-
slssippi side, about forty miles below Hell
cna, The confirmation OF the report would
assure some of great pccuniary lnss, while
TO others il would cause great anxiety
concerning the safety of relatives who had
taken passage on the i'll iatcd steamer.
Tc+cgmms came thick aud fast, telling only
too plainly that almost SlO0,O 900 worth Of
property had gone mp in smoke
From persons who have received direct
communication Il is learned that three per-
sons lost their lives.
Tho loss 10 Helena people Is only too
largely represented in the destruction of
the Choutcau. The Choutcau came into
port from Memphis Sunday morning with
no other cargo than 2l0 bales OF cotton
that were taken on at Folks landing, Just
below Memphis, aud five race horses, ono
oi which was valued at $1,000, consignee
90 Natchcz, Miss The boat left the wharf
at . O'Clock Monday afternoon with 3,3I0
bales Of cotton and 2jj tons Of cotton seed
cane, consigned To firms in New Orleans.
A. accurately ~ can Ice asccrtancd, tho
following is the list of consignor aud con-
sienccs, the number of bales OF cotton,
AMI the amount uf insurance:
~ and g ! Moon i,g's bales, consigned to
Skinner H0... - bale. consigned to Skinner
rIus
m.uy hale, by Abrnson oi Holly Grove ".
rn ne same firm VEN shipped thiri, four bales
Pcs luu'k q Herman. ui Nandulc, covered by upcn
iglius iCgr Of Marianne, 2u halle to Adler.
inrnat a Co.. 81 Natiinnn. IN fnine firm. ~
hal,,, aad llindi " CLARENDON. Is iaic- To- samo
uua, uNcuhhi uten tnliry.
J fiyhl elsht Nacl CONSIGNED To- T. uomcc a TO.
I Ny y T. WiDk
I WN i.wDy :. D. Allen aud 4. j. E,IL. twelve
. hlles n Z. a. iofn.
| tmn ~ F'antiion. 4 ). Iolk oonslrncd asty
hHltH 90 NIHAhHm a. Mulut
\ krlN o6u.'luoi cilhiyclpht hale, IN Lehman,
.'pri q Cog 1'.' in ihr same hun lu. bales by =
Fourteen tale. glu.Irnod by NJ ilalrcrn. of
S.H,e bale. ,, 4. iiir,h a Co. of MARVEL 10
AlIumsuu & AlItf
Geldwnn a Go nny hal,., by D. II cryls TO Jno.
d iinrlgr a GO.
IS bale. BY o. >. COOK. 80 ,omo Sew odcnn,
party.
The cotton belonging io Lesser Is partly
covered hy puli,ic, held Ia tie Mannheim
Marine insurance company. Thc sun
Mutual held policies Tor ss,iG,, the II.
Paul fir and Marine for s,Op aud
The phuniN al brooklyn for $1,000 Tho
rhuniN Of Brooklyn hal written up So.
OlO. hut p'iumrpd IN other companies all
except the 5000 1horc WIS about $50
Orl worth oi Insurance held 10y agents in
this town. The hilaurc WIS covered by
opnu policies and insured 10y tho con.
tignrp.
The lusg on cotton shipped from this
point viii amount IA about sliO,OnO.
The Chuu'plu has been plying in this
trade since 1872 There wcr several Ia
dies from Helena abound when she left
UuH.